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Anthropologist, Science Writer. Lecturer for Harvard HEB. Views my own. www.bridgetalex.com

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Anyone else in the eat what baby tosses to the floor diet?

08.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Surprising partner preference found in matings between Neanderthals and modern humans Male Neanderthals tended to pair up with female modern humans, but whether intercourse was consensual is unclear

Wrote this! Maybe answers a question we've long had: did male and female Homo sapiens partake in sex with Neanderthals? www.science.org/content/arti...

26.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The dreaded 2-4 pm span. Too late for coffee, too early for alcohol.

21.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The skill I’m most proud of: always swiftly returning my equipment and exiting a group exercise class, long before there’s a human traffic jam of people trying to put stuff away

09.02.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent

New article! "Changing the Landscape of Archaeological Publishing" in Current Anthropology, by a giant collaborative group of coauthors fearlessly led by Jess Beck and including @bridgetalex.bsky.social @benmarwick.bsky.social @christinawarinner.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

04.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
Changing the Landscape of Archaeological Publishing | Current Anthropology Disseminating research is a key component of scholarly labor, but the costs and benefits of the current structure of academic publishing are underexamined within anthropology. This paper brings togeth...

I coauthored the part on media coverage! Check out Table 2, a framework for weighing risks/rewards of different levels of media engagement by scholars: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

04.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve seen babies do happy baby, but never once a child do child’s pose

24.01.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Asked my 1 year old to get the monkey from this line up. She handed me the chimp. Might give her a pass.

19.01.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

To help me with chores this morning baby put my phone in the dish washer

19.01.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The joy of going to uncork a wine bottle and realizing it’s twist off

19.01.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter WASHINGTONβ€”Saying that despite recent events, it would do everything in its power to continue obscuring the truth, The Washington PostΒ published an editorial Thursday defending the FBI’s recent raid o...

β€˜Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter

16.01.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1129 πŸ” 161 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 15

Can anyone buy a baguette without immediately biting the end off?

15.01.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Submitted an op-ed to Washington Post. They said they were interested but only if we cut 1 of the 3 coauthors from the by line. Huh. (We said no)

10.01.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

barreling toward oblivion, we are

09.01.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

maybe the most rewarding comment I've ever received on a course evaluation: "This course completely changed the way that I thought about myself as a human."

08.01.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fossils point to common ancestor of modern humans, Neanderthals Bones from a Moroccan quarry belonged to a hominin that lived when the human lineage was splitting

My, what a fine geomagnetic reversal. Wrote about more stuff from Middle Pleistocene www.science.org/content/arti...

07.01.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Drugs have always been a boogeyman used to justify imperial intervention and resource extraction in Latin America.

I'm an anthropologist with a PhD in this subject, I made a video to explain the context: youtu.be/O7njXhwtuBA

05.01.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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2:1 odds this so called toy someone gave my baby is going to murder me

27.12.2025 04:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Taste of Prehistory The Taste of Prehistory: Three recipes our Neanderthal cousins might have enjoyed.

along with some imagined Neanderthal recipes: nautil.us/the-taste-of...

24.12.2025 02:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eat Like a Neanderthal Eat Like a Neanderthal: Science-inspired recipes to help you dine like our evolutionary cousins.

oh and I wrote this!

nautil.us/eat-like-a-n...

24.12.2025 02:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two ancient humans, including famed β€˜Iceman,’ had cancer-causing virus Findings from ancient DNA may shed light on HPV’s history in our species

Wrote this: Two ancient humans, including famed β€˜Iceman,’ had cancer-causing virus | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

23.12.2025 22:29 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just realized I’m in the life stage for drinking martinis

20.12.2025 02:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Surveillance and Suspicion From the Margins A Venezuelan anthropologist reflects on distrust he felt from residents of informal settlements in Chileβ€”and how that track global trends.

When I'm trying to understand an event, I usually realize there's a SAPIENS story to help. To contextualize Chile's election results, check out this piece I edited, written by anthropologist Luis Alfredo BriceΓ±o GonzΓ‘lez:

Surveillance and Suspicion From the Margins
www.sapiens.org/culture/fear...

17.12.2025 16:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Search for the Origins of Clothing An archaeologist uses climate data and tailoring tools to trace the origins and evolution of Paleolithic clothing in colder climates.

www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

16.12.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Viral Atrocities Posted by Israeli Soldiers An anthropologist explains how images that reframe violence as proof of victory have intensified in the war on Gaza that erupted in 2023.

www.sapiens.org/culture/isra...

16.12.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Anthropology Professor in an Amazon Warehouse To learn what conditions are really like in a sort center, an anthropology professor has joined Amazon warehouse workers.

www.sapiens.org/culture/anth...

16.12.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Ancient Egyptians Knew About Meteoritesβ€”Long Before Modern Astronomers An Egyptologist’s study of hieroglyphic texts revealed ancient Egyptians likely understood the celestial origins of iron-rich meteorites.

www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

16.12.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why I Talked to Pseudoarchaeologist Graham Hancock on Joe Rogan An archaeologist explains his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast with a purveyor of misinformation about the ancient past.

www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

16.12.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa People in Ghana lived sustainably for millenniaβ€”until European colonialism and the trade of enslaved people changed everything.

www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

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Are People Projecting Racist Stereotypes Onto Squirrels? Researchers refute the idea that black-furred squirrels are more aggressive than gray onesβ€”and suggest the myth stems from racist attitudes.

www.sapiens.org/biology/blac...

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